Vegan-friendly
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Non-veg

Serves fish, vegan options available. Teresa Carles restaurant affiliated brand with a few branches in the city offering flexitarian/pescatarian menu of vegetarian, vegan, and fish dishes. Food presentation is highly styled and includes ones with international influence. Trendy decor, bright space with large windows, rooftop terrace, and vegetable garden. Open Mon-Fri 09:30-23:30, Sat-Sun 10:00-23:30.


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204 Reviews

First Review by LillaMy

andyjng

Points +5354

Vegan
24 Oct 2024

Healthy and Fresh Lunch

Flax & Kale is a local chain that offers a variety of plant-based fare. They market themselves as a flexitarian restaurant and they truly were with 80% of the menu being plant-based while offering fish as well.

The restaurant itself is gorgeous. Well-lit, wide space, and beautiful calming aesthetic to take you away from the touristy Las Ramblas right nearby.

I went straight for Teresa's Favorite Kale Salad (€12) and their Mango & Avocado Tartar (€11), only to realize the latter was essentially already included in my salad. The large bowl of salad had a mix of kale (duh), tomatoes, sprouts, avocado, nori sheets, mango, and radishes. It was fresh, delicious, and much needed after a week of eating nonstop paella.

Service was friendly but a bit slow. We waited nearly 30 minutes for our food to come out even though it wasn't busy, but that may just be the Spanish culture.

ConstanceSkingel

Points +184

Vegan
04 Oct 2024

Excellent lunch option

This was an excellent lunch option. I had the plant based caesar salad with falafel. It was delicious.

Updated from previous review on 2024-10-04

janto

Points +1488

Vegan
22 Sep 2024

Mayoría de platos veganos y ambiente moderno

Restaurante flexitariano con una carta llena de platos veganos. Está bien tanto para una merienda como para una comida o cena. Me gusta mucho el local porque tiene varios ambientes, dos salas en la planta baja más otra sala y terraza en la planta superior. No es un sitio barato, pero la comida está muy buena y tiene una ubicación céntrica. Está muy bien para ocasiones especiales o para tomar algo. Recomiendo probar sus kombuchas porque tienen marca propia y saben muy bien.

EricMogwai

Points +10708

Vegan
09 Aug 2024

Great vegan choice

This is a brand offering vegan dishes located in several locations in Barcelona.
They have a morning, lunch and dinner menu.
I was able to try the best plate of Hummus of my life, with vegetable balls and raisin, "Hummussimo" which caught my eye right away!
For dessert, I was able to try the two-texture choco chocolate, excellent!

i1arie

Points +670

Vegan
04 Jul 2024

Good food and great view over Barcelona

Lovely place with nice food. Truffle burger is amazing.

starseedgirl

Points +142

Vegan
01 Jul 2024

Delicious food on roof top terrace

I visited 2018 in there, we ate dinner in Flax & Kale. Food was excellent and beautiful on plate, service was also very good and wine recommending was superb!

Would be happily to visiting again😍.

Pros: Customer service, food, atmosphere

Cons: Its not cheapest one but good value for your money

Buela

Points +94

Vegan
16 Jun 2024

Enjoyable meal

I love that everything is GF! Also, most items are vegan. They also serve some “fatty fish “ items like tacos. We had really great hummus and very tasty salad. The ambience is nice and service is good!

Pros: Gluten free, Tasty food , Extensive menu

Cons: All good

shayne54

Points +211

Vegan
01 Jun 2024

Lovely Rooftop Experience

4 of us had brunch there

Tried a bit of everything - nachos were great - ribs not really my thing but were good for what they are. Chick’n Caesar was beautiful

Pros: Service was great, Rooftop was a fantastic environment

BelindaS

Points +2699

Vegan
28 May 2024

Sehr begeistert

Wunderschönes Restaurant mit kl Außenterrasse, überdachter Dachterrasse und eigenen Produkten, auch ein Shop. Die besten Nachos Supreme, große Auswahl an eigenen Kombuchas, kaltgepressten Säften. Und den besten plant-based Nugggets! Wir kommen immer wieder gerne. Freundlicher schneller Service. Unten kann man den Mitarbeitern in der Küche zuschauen! Dankeschön

Pros: Sehr viel vegan, Zutatenliste für Unverträglichkeiten, Gemüsekarten auch auf der Dachterrasse

Bea.Trece

Points +138

Vegan
20 May 2024

Para una celebración

El restaurante es amplio y está muy bien decorado. Fuimos a probar las costillas plant based y fue toda una experiencia.

Pros: Muchas opciones veganas

Cons: No es completamente vegano, Excesivamente caro

pipao2001

Points +137

Vegan
28 Apr 2024

My favorite brunch place

Spettacolare l’hummussisimo, ma è sempre tutto buonissimo. Tante opzioni vegane e ben segnalate. Locale stupendo e bellissima la terrazza.

Pros: Terrazza, Hummus

prez

Points +874

Vegan
07 Apr 2024

Inconsistent

Having read another comment saying the same, I thought service was odd - the waiter was hovering, taking our plates just as we were finishing, and didn’t crack a smile.
Had a passion fruit cake during the day which was amazing, so we’d come back for dinner.
Ribs were good - but possibly need something else on the side as they were quite sweet. My pad Thai was also alright, very light.
Dessert-wise, I had a pretty sour cheesecake, possibly it was even off. My partner’s cake was lovely though.

giuli_bonnie

Points +21

Vegetarian
19 Jan 2024

Meraviglioso pranzo all'aperto a gennaio

Locale molto carino e ben arredato. C'è la possibilità di mangiare in terrazza sotto il sole anche in inverno. Piatti molto particolari. Abbiamo preso un pad thai con fake chicken e delle fake ribs. Porzioni abbondanti. Buonissimi entrambi! Super consigliato! #Veganuary

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-19

Pros: Location, Particolarità dei piatti, Cordialità del personale

CristinaRoman

Points +35

Mostly Veg
07 Jan 2024

Mi restaurante favorito de Barcelona

Me encantó el arroz meloso y la hamburguesa al carbón

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-07

Pros: La comida, La terraza , El personal muy amable

Cons: Los segundos llegaron con retraso, Quizás los postres no son su fuerte

MisStefani

Points +69

Vegan
05 Dec 2023

Amazing experience

Absolutely loved this place and the food was so nice, would definitely come back for more. The waiters were very lovely and made us feel welcome 😊 the only downside is that our food was forgotten in the kitchen until we asked to check, but other than that really enjoyed everything.

Pros: Lots of interesting vegan options , Friendly staff, Nice cosy atmosphere

juliasmart

Points +56

Vegan
11 Nov 2023

weirdest service ever

As all the other reviews have said, the food is great, delicious, yet super refreshing. but the service was absolutely bizarre. not dismissive or rude, but the waiters kept hovering and my friend and I felt like we were being watched all the time. My friend and I shared a muffin (which was delicious), as well as other things on their menu, and the waiters kept taking away our plates, even though we weren’t done. I had 5 bites left of my toast, and the waiter started taking my plate away without asking!! I am usually so relieved by the service in Spain, where waiters leave you alone until you call them and ask for the check—was not the case here. I’m not totally sure what to make of it—I guess I’d suggest to go, but make sure you are protective of your unfinished food, so a waiter doesn’t swoop in and take it before you are finished!

Pros: delicious, healthy food

Cons: terrible service

meglydia

Points +258

Vegan
10 Oct 2023

so refreshing!

stopped here for a quick breakfast, and we were delighted with our açai bowls! really refreshing and satisfying.

MeganAckroyd

Points +288

Vegan
23 Aug 2023

Would give 5* if I could!

Absolutely sensational meal and our favourite of the holiday so far. Service, atmosphere, restaurant all beautiful. Book the terrace if you can! The ribs and meatballs were spookily realistic, and their house wines are naturally vegan. A really special meal we loved every bite. My pad thai was nice however looking back I probably wouldn’t order it again, however the hummus, broccoli and ribs were all 10/10.

Pros: Lots of options, Beautiful decor and restaurant , Well priced vegan wine

ryanesson

Points +58

Vegan
01 Jul 2023

Really enjoyable dining experience

We had lunch here on our trip in Barcelona

The venue is large, well laid out and spacious.

The service quick but friendly and attentive

The food is wonderful. Really tasty, clever healthful dishes. We enjoyed the dumplings, Caesar salad and bbq ribs. All were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed

Would recommend and we are planning a dinner visit before we go home

Pros: Food, Venue, Quick

Cons: Slightly too business like service at times

RobinGood_eating

Points +484

Vegan
01 Jul 2023

Creative food and delicious!

We had a great experience. Even my dad (anti-vegan) was positively surprised

clahmelly

Points +235

Vegan
02 Jun 2023

Pranzo davvero buono e saporito

Locale molto carino, costoso il giusto (per noi italiani), pietanze interessanti e non banali: il menu ha tantissima scelta vegan e plant-based.
Bella scoperta!

LisaBerisha

Points +161

Vegetarian
30 May 2023

Delicious healthy food

We loved that place. It offers a lot of juices, smoothies and some vegan meals.
The Caesars Salad with plant based chicken and plant based cheese was very good.

Pros: Huge variety of drinks , Very fast

MelaniePearson

Points +471

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Better for vegans to go for lunch/dinner

I went here for breakfast and was really underwhelmed by the vegan options on the “vegan brunch”. Really only an avo toast, acai bowl etc.

Don’t get me wrong there are HEAPS of tasty and interesting vegan things on the menu. I just didn’t feel like that at 9:30am so wished I had come a little bit later.

I got avo toast which was nothing special at all - I have had some unique takes on this item in the past (even tho it’s basic) so expected a bit more. Coffee was also kind of average.

My husband got the BBQ rib tacos which were AMAZING. It’s a massive meal though - 23EUR and 6 tacos (we didn’t realise). But still made light work of it 😃.

Pros: Interesting vegan options for lunch/dinner

Cons: Not good vegan breakfast options, Staff service didn’t blow me away

whepper

Points +1165

Vegan
17 Apr 2023

Avoid. Bad service.

Avoid this place. I got sh*t over by a pigeon on their roof terrace (at a corner that was already full of pigeon sh*t) and the waiters don’t care. I had to wash my jacket in the toilet and in the meanwhile my food was cold and had to ask to relocate twice. The manager confirmed that they had a pigeon problem and that it had to do with the neighbors (?). Still, it’s the customers problem and not theirs. So please avoid this place; see my other reviews for my recommendations in Barcelona.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-17

celia96

Points +289

Vegetarian
08 Apr 2023

Lovely place🌱🍒🌸

Me ha encantado el local, hemos comido en el jardín de arriba, y es super recomendable. Los nachos son Top😍, también los postres todos veganos, recomiendo la burger también. De entrantes la sandia con queso de cabra me encantó tambien (vegetariana)

Pros: Muchas opciones veganas y vegetarianas, Local precioso

leiremontoya_

Points +644

Vegetarian
05 Apr 2023

Espectacular como siempre

Platos muy originales, deliciosos y equilibrados. De mis sitios favoritos de Barcelona.

Veganmeglutenfree😃

Points +308

Vegan
02 Apr 2023

Lovely modern place

We came without a booking. I explained I was gluten free the staff were amazing and patient with me as I don’t like meat substitutes either. The meals came and wow mines was amazing and my hubby loved his burger 🍔

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Beautiful restaurant , Staff very helpful




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